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Two Dixfield residents injured when ATV hits tree
DIXFIELD — A local man and a teen were seriously injured Monday when their ATV went airborne and struck a tree beside Averill Hill Road, Maine Warden Service spokesman Cpl. John MacDonald said. Maynard Touchette, 50, and a 16-year-old, whose name is not being released at this time, were riding a side-by-side ATV when the […]
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Groups invited to take part in Landowner Appreciation Day, cleanup
AUGUSTA — Landowner Appreciation and Clean-Up Day will take place on Sunday, Sept. 10. In the last two years, many volunteers and staff from the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry have collected nearly a half of a million pounds of illegally dumped trash and litter from the […]
Posted inFranklin, sj-web
Connecticut woman injured in ATV crash
PHILLIPS — A Connecticut woman received a leg injury Wednesday when she was ejected from the ATV she was riding after the it struck a stump beside a trail and rolled into its side, Lt. Tim Place of the Maine Warden Service wrote in an email Thursday. Alison Menard, 53, of Wallingford, was operating her […]
Posted inLocal & State
Width restriction on ATV trails stirs controversy
People off-roading on public and private trails have recently noticed new signs restricting vehicles that are wider than 60 inches. The signs have caused some uproar among local ATV clubs, although Brian Bronson, supervisor of the Off Road Recreational Vehicle Program for the state, said the restriction is not new. “Several landowners agreed to the 60-inch […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Father donates $16K toward playground in memory of son
LISBON — The Town Council and audience members gave Lisbon Falls resident Luke Tuplin a standing ovation Tuesday night after he announced his $16,000 donation toward the construction of the new playground at the MTM Community Center. Tuplin’s son, Mitchell J. Breton Tuplin, passed away July 17, 2014, in an ATV crash. The Tuplin family is […]
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn
Bridge spanning Perham Stream now open
MADRID TOWNSHIP — A bridge that spans the Perham Stream has been in poor shape for the past three years. But thanks to the tireless efforts of volunteers, it will again offer access to some of western Maine’s most spectacular scenery. Built on the former Narrow Gauge railroad bed, the snowmobile and ATV trail connects […]
Posted inFranklin
Boston man injures his head in Carthage ATV crash
CARTHAGE — A Massachusetts man suffered severe head injuries Friday night when the ATV he was driving veered off a dirt road, struck a tree, rolled over and landed on top of the driver, Maine Warden Kris MacCabe said. Patrick Adduci, 23, of Boston was heading back to a camp on Sweet Carroll Lane, off […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Franklin
Pollard Scholarship applications available, ATV Club permission granted
LIVERMORE — Administrative Assistant Amy Byron reminded selectpersons Tuesday night that applications for the Pollard Scholarship are available during business hours at the Town Office. Completed applications are due back by 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8. A committee will review the applications, Byron said. The Pollard Scholarship was started in 1980 after it was learned […]
Posted inRiver Valley
Mexico police get $2,000 ATV grant
MEXICO — The Police Department has received a $2,000 grant from the Department of Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to patrol all-terrain vehicle trails, Police Chief Roy Hodsdon said. Patrols will start when trails open. The Police Department will participate in an ATV safety course, in conjunction with the Roxbury ATV Club, from 8 a.m. […]